The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-13

the population. OF this IS per cent. the
Establishment supplies 4.05 per cent. and
the free churches sos per cent. 1t is csti-
mated that not mare than onc-half the ac-
commodation is actually used for public
worship. j.. ..... r4.'ars,s
The receipts of the American board for
the first month OF the present year amount
ed to $50, 66S 81 being double that OF the
same month last year.
The Weslcyans OF England report in the
Bahamas nine missionaries, l03 local
preachers, 1901 full members, and 3,O03
Sunday school scholars.
Bishop Taylor calls for forty missionaries
Tor Liberia. We are expected TO send
them. Seventeen of the number sailed
from New York October /.
In the province Of Ontario are some 1000
Sabbath schools, in which labor some &c.
600 officers and teachers for the spiritual
culture OF 100000 scholars.
Welsh Presbyterians have increased in
twenty years from GILL; to l2S, 459, and
during that time their contributions have
amounted to nearly Sl5,000,0O0.
The Presbyterian church in Canada has
on the island of Trinidad six stations with
six missionaries, three catcchists, six teach
crs, 26j communicates and 1878 scholars.
The Wesleyan Methodists report on tho
islands OF Antigua, st, Kits, 81. Vincent,
Barbados, and Trinidad, forty-fivc mis-
sionaries, III local preachers, 1864 full
members.
Fifty-two OF the students in the theologi-
ala "a
lar classical department, sixteen in the
English department, eight in the Slavic
departmentcand four are special students.
Two hundred delegates. representing the
leading seminaries oi all evangelical de-
nominations, were in session last week in
Alexandria, Va, at the eighth annual con-
yention of the American Interscminary
missionary alliance. ...
The Christian foreign missionary society
have six missions, twenty three matrons,
thirty-one missionaries, thirteen native
assistants, and 3,5lS commandments. Re-
Ceipts for the year, Si0,5j9 50. Total re-
ceipts for twelve years $3.50, 20l 90.
The Rev. J. d. Brown, successful re-
yivalist Of Illinois, soldier who lost an
arm in the war Of the rebellion, was
granted, about year ago, pension, and
received about 1909, which he at once de-
voted TO the Lord, and is using il to build
and maintain churchesin the district where
he resides.
The United Presbyterian Church Of Scot
land reports in jamaica 10 ordained Euro
pcan missionaries, IL ordained native mis-
| sionaries, native CatcChists, 10 native
teachers, 40 principal stations, 80 ont
stations, S,796 communicates, SO day
schools with 5,o67 scholars, IS Sunday
schools with 6.26l scholars.
In Cuba the home mission board Of the
Southern Baptist convention OF the United
States has mission, which IL meeting with
considerable success, under charge OF Rev.
" j. Diaz.i A church was constituted in
| Havana, January, 1856, which now num-
bers over loo members, and two other
churches and four Sunday-schools have
been organized. During the first quarter
OF 1887 Mr.. Diaz baptized los believers.
The Congrcgaiionalsts at Naugatuck,
Conn. are erecting a parish house with
! twcniy.iour rooms, besides hall, cloak
rooms and closets. The first floor has an
asscmbly-roOm, rcccption-rOom, Sunday.
| school library, and seven class-roOms. and
on the second floor, eight class-rooms
reading rooms, kitchen, dining-rOOm, coat
and cloak-rnOns. On the third floor will
he the pastors study, and room for d
gymnasium.
Plymouth church, Minneapolis, is en-.
laiging several lines of its missionary work
In it, Bethel mission there are two daily
kindergarten schools with four teachers. Z
] 4
| school, besides the Sabbath.sChOul ant
eyangelistic services The Young mbn ar,
about Ia establish new mission. incIud
ing a Sunday school aud preaching service
| rrading-ToOm, a c0ilcc-TuOm, aud an in
duSrn school Tor boys. The church con
tributes q large share 81 the support 10 III,
regular city mission. Christian Union.
In China there are among the different
| Protestant denominations sCycnty-nin,
persons who devote themselves chiefly {,
medical work. Twcntv-scvcn are women
There has been issued los their Mcdica
missionary association the first number o.
o medical journal, whose columns contain
valuable papers tom native aud foreign
physicians Of high standing. The article,
by the Chinese doctors themselves chris
tians in the Chinese language, will have
% wide influence among their countrymcr
in removing the prejudice against forcigr
physicians.
The American missionary society. ate
an expenditure oi s2uS, 49, ~, closes thu
fiscal year free OF debt, with small bal
ancc IN the treasury. They have seven
teen missions among the Chinese, will
tvonty-eight missionaries, l,Oil pupils IL
their Schools, 100 have been hopefully
converted, and ~ lave given up lido
wOn,hip. They sustain siNiy-Onc mission
aries among the Indians, i've churches
with so mcmhgs, and eighteen schools
with COS pupils Among the colorcd II
the south thCy have 100 missionaries, -
churches. with Z ,soB church members, an,
10. 100 pupils in Sabbath schools